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Lexiland is the home of the Renegade- any age, any lifestyle but always a maverick, always creative and always looking for how to get the best out of life.

My life… is the same old balancing act that all we mid-life and sandwich generation people face. Kids, dog, parents and, in our case, a husband with a chronic illness too. I don’t have any answers; but my plan is to throw a bit of art, adventure, fashion and fairy tale at the dark times. Lets see how that works out, shall we?

So today is Sunday, you know, the day of rest? Except it never is anymore, is it? I’m pretty good at avoiding all the unnecessary ties we bind ourselves with (kids football matches in the rain, dull family lunches, insane …

We’re here! If you’re still reading, congratulations, you deserve a medal, or a stiff drink at least…It’s my seventh post in seven days and this one is a traditional Sunday Scribbles. In other words, a little bit of this, a …

My grandmother always used to say that love is everything. If we love enough, then everything will be alright in the end. Well, “Three BillBoards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” shoots a hole straight through that theory. This film is awash with …

So today is Sunday, you know, the day of rest? Except it never is anymore, is it? I’m pretty good at avoiding all the unnecessary ties we bind ourselves with (kids football matches in the rain, dull family lunches, insane …

As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently given a copy of the bestselling self-help book The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight. Whilst I appreciated the gesture, having now finished the book (years after …

We’re here! If you’re still reading, congratulations, you deserve a medal, or a stiff drink at least…It’s my seventh post in seven days and this one is a traditional Sunday Scribbles. In other words, a little bit of this, a …

Day 5 of my 7 in 7 and a completely different post today. Rather than some pontification it’s a “what I did today’ post, because I had a rather lovely day. But first … a little pontificating. Perhaps it’s being …